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a) Insert the Windows 7 System Repair DVD or Installation DVD and reboot.

b) Select the correct keyboard input method and click 'Next'.

Note: If you are using the Windows7 Install DVD then at the 'Install Now' prompt (Do not pick the Install

Now option) instead choose the 'Repair your computer' option located in the lower left of the dispay.

c) The System Repair tool will search for a valid operating system and will report that "Windows found problems with your computer's startup options. Do you want to apply repairs and restart your computer?"

d) Click 'Repair and restart' and reboot again to the Windows 7 System Repair environment.

e) Click 'Next' at the keyboard selection prompt and when the 'System Recovery Options' screen appears verify that the "Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows" is selected.Note that on your Dual Boot system there now should be only one operating system listed. Click the 'Next' button.

f) Now from the menu list select the 'Command Prompt' option.

g) At the DOS prompt type the following three commands:

bootrec.exe /fixmbr

bootrec.exe /fixboot (may return an 'Eliment not found' message)

bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd

h) Close the command prompt window and click the 'Startup Repair' option.

i) The repair process may take some time, so wait until the process completes at which point you will see two messages "Windows cannot repair this computer automatically" and "Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically".

These messages are the result of the radical changes made by removing the other drive. Ignore the Send/Don't send options.

J) Close this message window by clicking on the X in the upper right corner of the Send/Don't send window. Next click on the 'View advanced options for system recovery and support' option and from the main menu once again click 'Startup Repair'.

This time the repair process may only that a few seconds and when prompted "Startup Repair could not detect a problem", click 'Finish' and run the 'Startup Repair' option one more time, click 'Finish', and then remove the System Repair DVD and click 'Restart'. Reboot the computer.

This will show you how to create a Windows 7 system repair disc to use to boot to the system recovery options if you dont have a Windows installation disc, cant find your Windows installation disc, or cant access the recovery options provided by your computer manufacturer.

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If you do not have access to either disc: Windows 7 - Repair Disc download

a) Insert the Windows 7 System Repair DVD or Installation DVD and reboot.

b) Select the correct keyboard input method and click Next.

Note If you are using the Windows7 Install DVD then at the Install Now prompt (Do not pick the Install Now option) instead choose the Repair your computer option located in the lower left of the dispay.

c) The System Repair tool will search for a valid operating system and will report that Windows found problems with your computers startup options. Do you want to apply repairs and restart your computer ?

d) Click Repair and restart and reboot again to the Windows 7 System Repair environment.

e) Click Next at the keyboard selection prompt and when the System Recovery Options screen appears verify that the Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows is selected.

Note that on your Dual Boot system there now should be only one operating system listed.Click the Next button.

f) Now from the menu list select the Command Prompt option.

g) At the DOS prompt type the following three commands

bootrec.exe /fixmbr

bootrec.exe /fixboot (may return an Eliment not found message)

bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd

h) Close the command prompt window and click the Startup Repair option.

i) The repair process may take some time, so wait until the process completes at which point you will see two messages Windows cannot repair this computer automatically and Startup

Repair cannot repair this computer automatically.

These messages are the result of the radical changes made by removing the other drive. Ignore the Send/Dont send options.

J) Close this message window by clicking on the X in the upper right corner of the Send/Dont send window.

Next click on the View advanced options for system recovery and support option and from the main menu once again click Startup Repair.

This time the repair process may only that a few seconds and when prompted Startup Repair could not detect a problem, click Finish and run the Startup Repair option one more time, click Finish, and then remove the System Repair DVD and click Restart.

The previous windows installation is either damaged, or did not complete, it is asking you to put your windows disc in so that in can proceed with the installation.
The recovery manager must have damaged your windows installation

Unfortunately that means either your windows installation is corrupt
and needs to be reinstalled or the hard drive has failed and needs to
be replaced. If you do not have a windows xp disc you will need a
technician to do this as you will not be able to without the disc. If
you do have a disc however follow these steps.

First insert the windows XP disc into the drive
Then when the machine says press any key to boot from CD press enter
Wait for the windows setup to load completely
Then highlight the windows XP partition it should be labeled windows XP
Then hit R on the keyboard
This will start a repair installation of windows
If it does not show the windows xp partition try installing to unpartitioned space

If the windows disc cannot find the hard drive or the repair does not
completely unfortunately it means that the hard drive has failed and
needs to be replaced.

Jacob,
Is the disc clean???
Make sure there is nothing on it. You can wash it in hot water and any liquid soap.
Only wash the disc in **ONE** direction and never in circles. Just straight across._______________
Rinse and dry same way.
Mastersage......................................

windows xp home edition has problems running a lexmark, the xp pro dont its a windows problem do you have xp if so when it says needs install dont use the disk let the set up wizard take you to a site to down load the drivers i had to do the same with my X1150 all in one.